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I rate them highly, there is a result, ... In my opinion, we made the first step to restore work in various areas of mutual interests'
Putin said at a drone factory in Saint Petersburg, adding Unfortunately, President Trump – I have great respect for him as a leader of a nation that we have great respect for, the American people who always support us – unfortunately lives in this disinformation space,
Look, we all want a victory, and we want Trump to win, and we want Ukraine to win, all of us to succeed,
Part of my mission is to sit and listen … go back to the United States, talk to President Trump, Secretary Rubio, and the rest of the team, just to ensure that we get this one right,
I really want him to tell President Trump everything. … After that, I will be ready to discuss these steps with President Trump,
Zelensky said in comments reported by independent news outlet Ukrainska Pravda No, I will not protect you, in fact I would encourage [the Russians] to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay,
If Crimea remains in Russian hands, Russia will use it to dominate the Black Sea aggressively and to attack Ukraine again,
If the people making those speeches were women, they would have been called all sorts of bad names,
If the US continues to say what Vance said at Munich, they are facing a disaster,
said a Ukrainian former cabinet member Europe will almost certainly be stuck with the bill for Ukraine’s reconstruction, and may also be stuck with the bill for prosecuting the war, ie $70-100bn a year,
said the Romanian analyst The world we are living in does not respect weakness, weak countries… I’m not sure this world still respects international law,
said a second parliamentarian One of the presidents of a big [NATO] country stood up, said, if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us?”
he told students at Coastal Carolina University in February last year China’s plan was to divide the American alliance and to cause the Americans to pull away from their networks,
said a Finnish China expert Europe is waking from a warm bath,
Is the United States still seen as a reliable partner?”
asked another parliamentarian from Kyiv No one knows if NATO will be present if things actually happen,
said one Ukrainian parliamentarian whose husband was fighting on the front lines I have been in Mariupol in 2022 and have experienced torture,
said a Ukrainian woman who has served on the front lines It’s about creating a coherent threat perception across society, about having all reservists and military industry ready and on board, attending exercises, etc,
In 1985, West Germany had 600,000 troops, France 200,000. The Soviet Union was deterred by Germany and France. The US only provided a nuclear umbrella. After the Cold War this changed, and it was a mistake,
It is completely premature and the completely wrong time to be having this discussion now.”
